The tin price was estimated to reach around 21,000 U.S. dollars per metric ton, making it the most expensive commodity in this list of common base metals, which includes tin, nickel, copper, zinc, lead, and aluminum. Although there is no clear-cut definition of the term, base metals usually refer to metals that oxidize easily.
Global prices of base metals in 2019, by commodity type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)
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DBS Group Research. (July 20, 2018). Global prices of base metals in 2019, by commodity type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/
DBS Group Research. "Global prices of base metals in 2019, by commodity type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)." Chart. July 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/
DBS Group Research. (2018). Global prices of base metals in 2019, by commodity type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/
DBS Group Research. "Global Prices of Base Metals in 2019, by Commodity Type (in U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/
DBS Group Research, Global prices of base metals in 2019, by commodity type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Global prices of base metals in 2019, by commodity type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) [Graph], DBS Group Research, July 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/